Pop legend Prince once sang, “You ask me if I love you, it’s automatic.” In the beverage industry, the implementation of automation is not as “automatic” for warehouse operations, but a library of consumer trends are making these operators view automation use as automatic.
Mark Koffarnus, director of major accounts for Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greenville, N.C., explains that SKU proliferation throughout the beverage market actually is part of a larger challenge that spans across the entire warehouse sector.